Felix Baumgartner's Test Jump - Red Bull Stratos

- Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has landed on Earth after jumping from the stratosphere in what could be the world's first supersonic skydive.
Baumgartner landed in eastern New Mexico desert minute after jumping from 28,000 feet, or 24 miles.
He raised his hands in victory shortly after landing.
He took off in a pressurized capsule carried by the balloon 55 floors ultra-thin helium. He jumped from a height of more than three times the average cruising altitude for jetliners.
Baumgartner is expected to reach speeds of 690 mph before activating the parachute about 5,000 on the ground in southeastern New Mexico.He is about 128,097 feet above the earth - which is more than 24 miles. Ozone edge, the edge of space. Red Bull sponsored the felix Baumgartner, high centered skydive record over Roswell, New Mexico, was officially a success.
Baumgartner originally held the world record two of jumps: one for the highest skydive and one for the highest manned balloon flight after jumping out of a balloon and return to earth in under 10 minutes. And now, he can add breaking the sound barrier for the list of achievements after traveling at around 729 miles per hour on the way back to earth. This achievement makes Baumgartner feat epic the first to break the sound barrier without mechanical aid in history.
Just another record under his belt in the time it takes most people to cook breakfast in the morning. Felt really useful yet?
Well, it seems only a matter of time before it falls to earth epic Baumgartner became fodder for film and television everywhere - so be prepared to continue to feel inadequate for a bit longer. How Hollywood do such a thing? In TV and movies, of course! Events like these always find a way to influence popular culture beyond the initial event itself, so we have taken this opportunity to let the entertainment industry know the best way to deal with today's folding history into their world.

1997 – World champion title for BASE jumping in West Virginia, United States
1999 – World record BASE jump from the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1,479 feet)
1999 – World record lowest BASE jump from Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (95 feet)
2001 – Nominated for a World Sports Award in London, England (category: Extreme Sports)
2003 – Channel Crossing, Dover, England to Calais, France; first winged freefall crossing of the English Channel
2004 – BASE jump into Marmet Cave in Velebit National Parc, Croatia (623 feet deep)
2004 – World record BASE jump from the highest bridge in the world, Millau Bridge, France (1,125 feet)
2007 – BASE jump from world’s tallest building, Taipei 101 Tower, Taipei, Taiwan (1,669 feet)